Miss Witch's Speed ​​Run Manual

"This is……"

Although Julis is blind, she is very sensitive to the touch of objects in her hands. Basically, she can outline the general image of the object in her mind after touching it once.

As for the thing that the man had just handed to her, Julis immediately figured out what it was as soon as she touched it.

This was a standard faceless goddess pendant from the Savior Goddess Cult. Even though its shape had been polished to a very patina and rounded shape, Julis could recognize it the moment she touched it.

Because she also touches her pendant and prays every day before going to sleep.

What does it mean when the other party gives this to you?

But soon, when Julis touched the portrait of the goddess, the uneven carvings, which were different from the smooth touch in her memory, made Julis's expression change suddenly.

She threw the necklace away as if it were burning, but Tara caught it accurately and prevented it from falling on the carpet.

"You are blaspheming the goddess!"

Julis suppressed her anger, looked towards Ciel, and shouted, "How dare you add anything to the goddess statue?!"

"Blasphemy?"

Tara couldn't help herself when she heard this and retorted coldly, "Your action of throwing the Mother Goddess statue away is the real blasphemy."

"Mother Goddess?!"

Yulis instantly became alert to something. She quickly stood up, and four white shadows quickly emerged from behind her. She looked in Tara's direction and said with gritted teeth, "You are from the Holy Advent Sect..."

The words for goddess and mother goddess are not the same in Ansu language, and the word mother goddess is obviously not a word that people of the Savior Goddess Cult would use.

Therefore, she was certain that the other party was from the Holy Sect.

The atmosphere in the reception room began to become tense. Julis didn't know the other party's strength, so she didn't dare to act rashly. She was looking for an opportunity to escape or take action.

"Relax, Julis."

Charles spoke slowly, breaking the silence in the reception room. "This is the heart of Anzu. No matter what we do, it will be noticed... You know that."

Julis remained silent and did not respond, but silently dispatched two white shadows to block in front of her.

Charles stood up, took the necklace from Tara's hand, walked around the round table in front of him, and headed towards Julis.

The unhurried footsteps almost made Julis nervous. She quickly took a few steps back and even knocked over the antique wooden chair behind her.

"Don't come any closer!"

Julis stopped her.

"Sometimes I really feel helpless, Julis... We've met so many times in dreams, but you don't have any memory of it."

Ciel slowly pushed Julis against the wall and handed the pendant to her. "Perhaps, your communication method is wrong..."

The truth again... Who is she? Why didn't the "missionary" lie detector test work on her?!

"Don't you want to see it again?"

Charles held the necklace in his right hand in front of Julis. "This is the lovely creation I created when I saw it in Burren City..."

pat-

With a snap of her fingers, the darkness in front of Julis's eyes quickly faded away, and everything in front of her appeared in color.

The beautiful red-haired girl holding the pendant looked coldly at the green-haired girl behind her, as well as the goddess statue with strange symbols engraved on its face that the girl was gently shaking in her hand.

This is a symbol that is extremely similar to the symbols of the Savior Goddess Church and the Holy Advent Church. It also contains symbols representing the sun and the moon, but the carving form is different.

This is the text that Charles cut out from the upper half of the word "Xia" in the bronze inscription... After many tests in the basement, Charles found that this text corresponds to himself and is similar to the church symbol of the savior goddess.

This symbol is perfect for fooling people.

But Julis, who was already lost in fantasy, was "looking" at the colors in front of her in shock. She turned her head left and right, and after just a slight delay, she could "see" everything around her.

This was an illusion that Charles had created in Julis's mind using his ability as a "disruptor." It was like modeling everything around him and then putting it into Julis's mind.

——This can only be done for people who become blind later in life. People who are born blind cannot imagine "colors" and objects. Even if the "subversive" uses his ability to drag the other party into an illusion, the other party will most likely only be able to "see" a bunch of gray fog with shapes because he cannot understand.

"try it."

Ciel whispered, "Pray... to me."

To...her?

Julis came back to her senses and looked at Ciel in front of her with some shock.

No, no, no... This might just be a trick of the Holy Advent Cult. They want to corrupt me!

Julis looked at Tara behind Ciel.

Even if Charles wasn't a member of the Holy Advent Cult, the followers she brought with her definitely were... Perhaps the girl before him was simply bewitched by the Holy Advent Cult...

"Don't look at me like that."

Looking at Yulis's vigilant eyes, Tara said calmly, "I am the Archbishop of the Holy Advent Sect. If I wanted to kill you, you would have died in Burren City. I wouldn't have to do it myself."

An archbishop... this size...

Julis quickly recalled a person in her memory who matched the given name.

He was a senior member of the Savior Goddess Cult, obsessed with studying ancient books and scriptures. He eventually became obsessed with it more than ten years ago. He brought his manuscripts with him and joined the Holy Advent Cult, where he was welcomed with the highest standards...

This incident is often used as a case study by the nuns in the monastery to remind them to look critically at the unreasonable and erroneous parts in ancient books.

The appearance of an archbishop here means that the area must be full of spies from the Holy Advent Sect... She will definitely not be able to escape.

and……

Why is it that the words spoken by the red-haired girl in front of me make me want to believe so much...

Julis didn't even notice that she had slowly raised her hand and taken the necklace.

I just prayed... I just prayed to the goddess that nothing unexpected would happen...

Goddess...

Julis took the pendant with trembling hands and slowly closed her eyes.

Everything around her cooperated very well. As she closed her eyes and fell into darkness, she once again returned to the familiar darkness.

Goddess... What should I do... How can I escape this crisis... Please guide me...

hum-

A slight buzzing sounded in Julis's brain, and the statue in her palm seemed to begin to heat up slightly. In front of her dark and empty eyes, a silver light that she had never seen before appeared.

This was just like the countless prayers she had experienced before. There was a brief buzzing in her brain and tiny mumblings entered her mind, but she was unable to hear the goddess's oracle clearly.

But this time, the whispers in his mind were unusually clear.

"Follow me, Julis."

Julis, who truly heard the goddess' whispers for the first time, suddenly opened her eyes, but the light did not return to her eyes. She could only hear the calm breathing of the girl standing in front of her.

How can it be……

Julis's legs went limp, and she sat down weakly, leaning against the wall.

Julis was now in a state where her worldview had almost collapsed and she had lost her way.

The necklace slipped from her hand, and increasingly terrifying mutterings began to invade her mind again. At this moment, a warm hand took her hand and placed the pendant in her palm.

"Julis...relax..."

Ciel said slowly, "Take me to see Eleanor. You should know where she is."

Eleanor, the "Punishment Saint" seen in the previous simulation, who witnessed the arrival of the Dark Worm in the simulation.

Although she often sabotaged the actions of the Holy Advent Sect and was called by Tara the most unfaithful to the Mother Goddess and one of the most foolish people in the teachings of the Savior Goddess...but at that time, Charles could feel the intense inner fluctuations of Eleanor when she saw the Dark Worm.

Eleanor is the Archbishop of the Church of the Savior and one of the leaders of the Inquisition. She has many followers internally and is also known as the "Dark Insect Preacher" externally.

If she could be persuaded to defect, then Charles's church integration plan would be almost half successful.

Now, the most important thing is to find Eleanor.

Charles didn't know whether he could successfully persuade Eleanor to rebel. He might even be tried or killed by the other party as a "traitor" of the Holy Advent Sect... But Charles had no better way.

In such extreme circumstances, extreme measures must be taken.

If it wasn't necessary, Charles didn't want to use [Spiritual Summoning]. It wasn't because he was soft-hearted and didn't want to sacrifice Tara's students, but because he wanted to find a way to fool Eleanor without summoning her.

After all, in reality, she couldn't really use [Spiritual Summoning] in such a big city. It would not only harm her own spirit, but also make her a target of public criticism.

Julis stood up shakily. At this moment, Tara, who had been silent all this time, slowly spoke:

"Don't let down the Mother Goddess's expectations of you, Julis..."

"It's not your piety that moved the Mother Goddess, but because she chose you... You must express your gratitude to her with the utmost respect, not this expression."

The more Tara spoke, the more anxious his tone became, as if he didn't understand why the Mother Goddess would choose such a person who had no respect for her as her messenger.

Julis, who had been silent and wavering, lowered her head and slowly said, "I... will take you to Lady Eleanor. Lady Eleanor will make the decision..."

Julis is now completely confused. She needs an iconic figure to purify her sanity at this moment and judge whether all this is appropriate. Eleanor is a good candidate.

Julis walked in front, leading the way, and Charles looked at Julis's back, feeling a little worried.

Since it was so difficult to even convince a high priest, Charles began to feel uneasy about the upcoming journey.

After all, there were only 24 hours, which was too short a time for her to plan, and she had no way to make everything seem natural.

Julis called the coachman, took Charles and the others on the carriage, and headed to where Eleanor was at the moment, the Archbishop's Palace of the Diocese of Ansu, the Savior Goddess.

The High Priest's Palace, the Bishop's Palace and the Archbishop's Palace are all religious courts that handle religious affairs. They are very close to the Holy See, and each level cannot bypass the level above to handle matters of the previous level. For example, if you need to handle bishop affairs, you cannot go to the High Priest's Palace, but if you need to handle archbishop affairs, you must go to the Archbishop's Palace.

This is not the residence of a specific clergyman, but a group of clergymen who take turns on duty.

The carriage stopped in front of the Archbishop's Palace, and after Julis told the church waiter that she had an urgent matter to see Archbishop Eleanor, she got the opportunity to meet him.

Eleanor, wearing a mask, was meeting someone in her private prayer room. When she heard a knock on the door, she interrupted the person in front of her and said,

"I understand. We will cooperate with your investigation. This concerns the food security of Bei'an Su. Please leave first. I have something else to do later."

In front of Eleanor stood a man wearing the robes of the God of Order. Judging from his gorgeous attire, it was clear that his rank was not low.

He seemed to know Eleanor's character. He didn't say anything, but just stood up, opened the door and left.

Before leaving, he looked at the three people waiting at the door with some confusion. He always felt that the blonde noble lady with the maid looked familiar, but he couldn't remember her name.

After seeing the other party smiling and greeting him, the man also smiled slightly, performed a church salute, and quickly left the Archbishop's Palace.

What he didn't know was that just now, he had passed by Charles, the church's most wanted criminal whom he was looking for.

"High Priest Julis, it's been a long time since I last saw you. May the goddess bless you..."

Eleanor seemed to have some acquaintance with Julis, but when she saw the two people following Julis, she stopped her greeting.

"This is an illusion. What are you hiding?"

Eleanor leaned back slightly, insect wings squirming behind her cloak, doing nothing to hide her impatience at the moment.

"It's just to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Charles smiled slightly, dispelling the illusion, and at the same time felt a little surprised.

Even the senior clergy of the Church of the God of Order couldn't see through her disguise, but on Eleanor's side, it didn't last even a second.

"Ah……"

Seeing the red-haired girl in front of her dispel the illusion, she looked down at the wanted poster on the table and chuckled, "You are so brave, Ciel."

Although Eleanor was wearing a mask and a hood, she could still see through the shadows the black chitinous crust beneath the hood that was wriggling with her breathing—her hair seemed to have fallen out completely and was covered with black chitin.

One can almost imagine what kind of strange and terrifying face is hidden under her mask.

Can this still be called human?

"Julis, what's going on?"

Eleanor looked at Julis and spoke.

Rather than asking Ciel, she hoped to get information from the high priest whom she trusted.

But soon, the sharp-eyed Eleanor noticed something strange about the statue in Julis's hand and the statue of the goddess.

"Julis!"

Eleanor suppressed her anger and raised her hand suddenly. The black shadow under Julis wrapped around her like a giant net. Eleanor just pulled her lightly, and Julis was dragged in front of Eleanor by the invisible black giant hand.

"Lady Eleanor... I... I..."